Philippines
US worried about Taiwan, Philippines tensions
The United States said on Wednesday it is concerned with the increase in tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines over the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last week and urged them to work their...
Taiwan, Philippines row escalates
Tim Culpan Taiwan President Ma Ying-Jeou threatened to recall his representative to the Philippines and freeze work applications should its neighbour fail to respond within 72 hours to requests for an apology...
Philippines peace talks fail
The Philippines says peace talks with communist rebels have collapsed and a target of ending the decades-long insurgency by 2016 is impossible to achieve.
Man, 53, killed in Philippines
Goya Dmytryshchak Police in the Philippines have confirmed that an Australian man was shot dead on Friday night.
Kidnapped Australian Warren Rodwell freed by Philippines terrorists after 15 months
Lindsay Murdoch The family of Australian man Warren Rodwell have spoken of their relief at hearing the 54 year old is free after being held captive by terrorists for more than 15 months in the Phillipines.
Philippines dismayed at Rodwell payment
Lindsay Murdoch MANILA: Philippine Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin has warned that submitting to the demands of Islamic kidnap-for-ransom groups in the southern Philippines will only lead to more kidnappings.
Sabah claim hits Malaysia, Philippines
Floyd Whaley Seven people were reported killed, and four hostages taken, as fighting continued Sunday in the Malaysian state of Sabah over a historic claim to the area by a religious group from the southern...
Philippines in bid to ease deadly Sabah standoff
Daniel Ten Kate and Joel Guinto Philippine President Benigno Aquino has sent his top diplomat to Kuala Lumpur in a bid to avert further bloodshed as Malaysian authorities seek to end a standoff with a Muslim clan that invaded Sabah...
Philippines divided over US return to Subic Bay
Lindsay Murdoch The anti-child sex crusading priest Shay Cullen plans to mobilise Filipinos to protest against the return of United States forces to the former home of the US 7th Fleet at Subic Bay, north of Manila,...
Philippines takes China maritime dispute to UN tribunal
Daniel Ten Kate and Joel Guinto The annoucement follows a face off between Chinese and Philippine vessels early last year over the Scarborough Shoal.
Philippines kidnap victim alive, emaciated
Philippine kidnappers have released a new photograph proving Australian man Warren Rodwell is still alive but say they will kill him unless their demands are met.
'I hold no hope': video of Aussie kidnapped in Philippines emerges
An Australian man held hostage by militants in the southern Philippines for more than a year has appeared in a video as proof that he is alive.
More than 50 reported dead in Philippines typhoon
MANILA: Typhoon Bopha has killed at least 52 people in the Philippines, officials and television reports say, as the strongest storm to hit the country this year wreaks devastation.
More than 300 dead as Philippines towns swept away
Stunned parents searching for missing children examined a row of mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves while survivors dried their soaked belongings on roadsides a day after a powerful...
Typhoon Bopha causes death and destruction across the Philippines
Typhoon Bopha cuases death and distruction across the Philippines. At least 274 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing in the country.
Outrage at killings near Philippines mine
Lindsay Murdoch, Bangkok Church leaders and activists call for nationwide protests over the murder of the family of a tribal leader who has led opposition to an Australian-run gold and copper mine on Mindanao Island.
Philippines risks stoking tensions by renaming sea
Lindsay Murdoch, Bangkok Tensions in the South China Sea, which include vital shipping lanes, are set to rise further after the Philippines officially renamed waters off its coast the West Philippine Sea.
Major 7.9 quake hits east of Philippines
A major 7.9 earthquake has hit the sea area east of the Philippines and a tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan, US seismologists say.
Philippines air strike kills terrorists
Lindsay Murdoch More than a dozen terrorists have been killed in a pre-dawn air strike on a forested hideout in the southern Philippines, security officials say.
Philippines death toll hits 1500
The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines has climbed to nearly 1500, as authorities widen their search for bodies.
